Photographs of Wallace Palfrey Youngs' family including Errol Flynn, the Hall and Morrison families,...
Photographs of Wallace Palfrey Youngs' family including Errol Flynn, the Hall and Morrison families, and opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with realia, ca. 1867-1949
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1867-1949
Call Numbers
PXA 1659 , R 2041 , PXD 1274 , FM5/1439 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 47 - applies to R 2041/Item b
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Drawings, Prints, Photographs and Objects
Physical Description
Contents
190 photographs - 27 x 34 cm or smaller - black & white, albumen, some mounted
1 necklace - shell and straw
1 photograph frame (with 1 photograph) - wood
1 pendant - brass and bakelite
3 drawings - 25 x 28 cm or smaller - black pencil scraper board, black ink on board
109 photographs (1 album) - 30 x 22 x 7 cm - carte-de-visites
100 photographs (1 album) - 25 x 20.5 cm - albumen
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
Access to this pictures collection via appointment only. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to FM5/1439 and R 2041
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXA 1659 (Box 1)
1 album (100 photographs) of ‘John Morrison of Drummoyne and forebears of Wallace P. Young’, featuring images from Pretoria, South Africa, construction sites and various groups of people (25 x 20.5 cm).
PXA 1659 (Box 2)
1 album (109 photographs) of small single portrait photos on card (carte-de-visite) of the Hall fami...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Photographs of Wallace Palfrey Youngs' family including Errol Flynn, the Hall and Morrison families, and opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with realia, ca. 1867-1949
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6952 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Conservation note
Fair to good condition, albums bindings in very poor condition
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by bequest from estate of Wallace Palfrey Young through Minter Ellison, Solicitors, Attorneys & Notories
Pic.Acc.6952
Administrative / Biographical history
Wallace Palfrey Young (? - 1989) of Drummoyne, was a press photographer in the 1920 and 1930s, working for Sam J. Hood, However, he did not enjoy his profession, so later became a dental prosthetist until his retirement in the 1970s. His father Harry Palfrey Young, served on the John William Missionary Ship, and claimed to be a descendent of Edward...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1659 , R 2041 , PXD 1274 , FM5/1439 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 47 - applies to R 2041/Item b
Record Identifier
94RxxeK1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RxxeK1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
903325
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